Garbage man hit by a pick-up truck in Alamo Township

ALAMO TOWNSHIP -- A garbage worker was still hospitalized Friday morning after being hit on the job by a pick-up truck Thursday.

Gary Allen, 44, had stopped his garbage truck on the shoulder of westbound West D Avenue around 11:30 a.m. and was outside of the vehicle emptying a garbage container when a pick-up truck driven by George Hankins ran off the road, striking Allen and the truck.

Hankins' vehicle then returned to the road and rolled over on its side, according to a press release by the Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office said.

Allen was admitted to Bronson Methodist Hospital for leg injuries. His condition was not released this morning.

Hankins, who was treated and released, told police he had been experiencing medical issues, and may have blacked out behind the wheel of his truck during the crash. He was issued a traffic citation.